Meeting our obligation to military families

When a service member joins the military, it’s not just a job; it’s a family commitment to our country. And yet, we, as a nation, tend to focus almost exclusively on the service members who put themselves in harm’s way, while often forgetting about the family members they leave behind, who also make tremendous sacrifices on our behalf. These family members are affected in countless ways, and we have an obligation to do right by them.

The challenges they face are not a mystery. If a spouse rotates to a different military installation, the entire family is uprooted, and they have to create a new...